Chainsaws?

Naw. I use my Stihl Farm Boss for real cutting, but my Ryobi 40v for small or quick projects.

 

Upgraded to an MS400c with a 25" bar earlier this year. Quite a step up from the MS362, and i loved that one. The 25" bar came in handy cutting firewood from a 30" dbh water oak recently.

 

I also have an MS400c. And, you’re correct. It runs circles around the 362. Definitely not a torquey 462, but bridges the gap nicely between the old options.

 

Had a couple of dead limbs on my apple tree that I needed to take off. Grabbed my Stihl MS290 (Farm Boss), which was running last year, and couldn't get it to start. After I ran it last, I had drained the fuel and ran it dry for storage. Looked around my shed and saw my old McCulloch ProMac 610 sitting on a shelf in the rafters. This saw is 45 years old and was last saw action 6 years ago. I had drained the fuel and ran it dry before pulling the spark plug, adding a teaspoon of oil in the cylinder, pulling the starter cord a few times, replaced the spark plug, and placing it on the shelf for storage. I took the McCulloch down from the shelf, added fresh fuel/oil, and it ran on the 4th pull. In fact, it runs really well but is heavy as hell when compared to a newer model. They just don't make them like that any more.

 

Was using my ancient Stihl HT75 pole saw yesterday and it needs a rebuild/tuning. Likes to die under load. Definitely nice to have though as it makes cutting branches quick and from the ground. I rock a MS250/362 for most things, need a bigger guy though.

 

Cs490 punches above its class and has been running strong for years. Haven’t needed to bring it in anywhere.
muffler mod and tuned the carbs a bit.
I consistently saw 24”+ oaks without a problem.
Yes I could use a bigger saw but that’s the only saw I have.

 

Ran a Poulan for years, just got a Husqvarna this Srping and it works well.

 

Have the same saw.
Really handy for trimming those branches that are way up there!!!
Climbing a ladder and using a chainsaw is sketchy as Hell!!

 

Started with an Echo and absolutely hated it. Hard to start, tempermental. Went to a Husqvarna 455 rancher 20" and liked it. It was big and bulky but had lots of torque. The chains were up there in price. Long story short a sales person sold me the wrong chain and it ate the sprocket. In a pinch I said WTH and bought a Black Max 18" chain saw from Walmart. It came with the case, 2 extra chains, oil and tool. I was very skeptical to say the least but I was bucks down and needed something to get through winter. That was 3 seasons ago. I've ran the hell out of that saw for 2 years, this will be my third. I do 4-8 hour sessions with the saw when we go for wood and it never skips a beat. I haven't even changed the plug on it yet (plan to do a full service on it this year). I've gassed and gone with it for the past 2 years. Cleaned the air filter, dust it off and wipe down everything after a session and thats been it. Its not amazing on the torque level as its a 38cc engine but it gets the job done. I've cut large Douglas Fir with it 30"+ with no issue. Typically we harvest and process pine and cottonwood in Montana. Some ash, some Russian Black Olive and others but mostly pine and cottonwood. The blades are 2 of them for $11.88 online or 2 for $16 in the store. Its been the cheapest and best saw by far.

Right now we are running 2-3 times per month for wood to stock up for this winter and hopefully beyond.